Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-21
CATARRHi

consequences.
The most prominent and characteristic
feature is a morbid discharge from the
head. varying In its nature at different
times.
In some there is an almost constant flow
OF clear, acrid fluid. but oftsner an offensive,
puru ent or muco-purulent, greenish-yellOw
matter is secreted, which accumulates in
the nosirils or drops into the throat, nee es-
stating its frequent removal by blowing the
nose or cxpectoration. and often by both
processes. Sometimes patients feel as
though their whole head YVES in state of
rottenness, so great is the amount of matter
discharged and so fetid Is its odor. The
patient is greatly annoyed BY the constant
ter from the head, and as recumbent posi-
tion naturally favors the flow downward.
his rest is frequently di turbed from this
cause. Many sufferers are Obliged to lie
with the head very much elevated in order
to sleep with some degree of comfort.
Iu others a tough, yiscid and offensive
phlegm collects behind and above the soft
palate, in the passage between the throat
and head. adhearing to the parts with glu-
ish tenacity. Its lodgment embarrasses
respiration and creates sens tion OF lrri
tation aud uneasiness in the affected local
ity, which gives rise to constant and al
most BILE desire to relieve the dis
comfert by drawing the mucus into the
throat SO as to eject It by the M luth.. This
precLice. popularly known as hawking"
is characteristic of catarrh, and proves as
embarrassing to the one affected as it is
disagreeable to those around him.
Again, the offensive matter hardens and
deposits itself on the membrane in the
st ape of dry, hard concretions, which are
discharged by way of the nostrils or throat
in Jumps or fragments of q deep green tint.
III some cases these incrustatiuns accumu-
late to such sn extent as to form regular
plug in the nose, which obstructs breathing
and produces serious discomfort. 50 firm
ly do these incrustatiuns adhere to the
point OF attachment that their removal
thr I'd AntN
not unfrequen,ly I, ey have to be torn from
the memb brane. Occasionally O solid cast
of notable size is expelled, on which there
are generally traces of blood, but in some
ancc, being of exact shape of the nasal
cavity. This condition is indicative of ul :
ceration, which, in time, may destroy the
bony st uctnre of the nose and produce
subsequent tlattening OF that organ.
Gases are occasionally met with in which
thick, viscid, Shiny secretion coats the
mem brane of the nasal cavities and then
putrifes, giving rise to stencil which Is
really overpowering and sufficiently fetid to
poison the atmosphere of whole room;
and there are others in which all the secre-
| !ions OF the membrane are suspended, caus-
| ing an unpleasant feeling of dryness, heat
and feverishness in the head and nose-a
condition popularity kaown as DRY Ca
tarrh."
The disease speedily extends to the air
| cavities of the bones of the forehead and
face, giving rise to distressing sensation
of h avy weight or compression over the
forehead, especially in the region above
and between the eyes. and 10 n feeling of
fulness, heat, irritation, soreness or pain in
the nostrils near the root OF the nose, as
| well as in the upper part of the throat,
above and behind the soft palate. Some
times there is pain obstinately fixed in some
particular part as In the temple, on the top
of the head. at the back of the neck, or be-
nd the orbids, aud occasionally pain
ni4hifests itself IN the face of so severe a
character that it is frequently mistaken for
neuralgia.
The breath is always tainted and at times
assumes an exceeding fetid and sickening
| odor. In some cases 1t becomes 80 revolt
| ingly offensive as to render the sufferer an
object OF disgust to himself as well as to
| others.
The nasal membrane is thickened and
| congested, causing the nose to be stopped
us. sometimes on one side, sometime on the
other, and often on both, giving rise to
oisagreeable, stuffy sensation in the head,
and occasiOning violent and prolonged
parOXysms of sneeZing.
The voice Is weak, indistinct and husky
| or of a nasal character. di> playing a sort Of
sui itsipg quality. Oftentines there is a con-
tiauous hoarseness and discordance. There
| is also sense of irritation in the throat,
ana frequent attempts to clear the parts of
phlegm, producing the sound "hem" more
or less forcibly. In some cases patients
complain OF an uncomfortable feeling of
| fullness, or choky ensation in the throat,
| n
constant dryness, tor the temporary relief
OF which they have to swallow frequently.
Others, again, speak of q constant bad or
| nauseoUs taste in the mouth or throat.
The stomach generally suffers mofe or
| less aud becomes weak and irriable the
| appetite is capficious and nearly always
bad in the morning. The patient is Ian
guild, unable to perform mental or physical
labor with the usual facility, Is nervous, de
pressed in spirits, at times fearful. tim ID,
agitated and inclined to drowsiness and
sleep, the memory weakened and perma
nent impairment seriously threatened.
The mucous membrane soon becomes
orbidly sensitive to unfavorable indu
euces. aud in spite of the utmost care be-
| comes affected from the slightest causes. SO
that at last breath OF wind upon the lining
q cold, snd gives rise to serious disturb
ances of the respiratory organs Thus the
patient is subject to frequent and repeated
colds. each attack aagravating the disease
by giving it a new impulse ami involving a
larger extent or surface than its pred decessoE
In this manner the difficulty spreads from
organ to organ, invading the throat, larnyx
trachea and bronchial tubes, until, en-
croaching further and further, 1t reaches
the finer rami6cations of the bronchi, when
but a slight impulse is required to send it
to the lungs. Catarrh may, and often does,
affect other organs in the body, especially
those containing mucous membrane, sucE
as the stomach, bowels, kidneys, etc
BY the employment of proper inhalation
III tHe io1m oi meQicaIeu VapOr (not steam,
or sprsy) we are able to produce immediate
and direct action upon the diseased surface
in the pharynx and nasal passages, for al
Will find It's way into the most remote and
sible to make fluid applications. BY these
means every case can be cured.
OZGNA.
Oz9na Is the professional or technical
name given to an advanced form of catarrh
in which liberation has eaten through the
membrane lining Of the nose to the carti-
lage of the bone. Anv case of catarrh may
end In cz1na, but 1t most frequently occurs
in those who are naturally scrofulous The
discharge takes place through the nostrils
or through the throat. aud is generally of
yelloW,ish1 or greeanish yellow color, fre
sways attended by an offensive SMELL In the
language of DR.. Wood, of Philadelphia,
The disease is one of the most obdurate
and dissgreeabe which the physician has
patient becomes SO revolving as to isolate
him from society and to render him an OBJ
ject OF disgust even to himself" In some
cases pieces OF bone become separated and
slough off, leaving deep, unhealthy ulcers.
which secrete a bloody matter, and are ex.
tremeiy difficult to heal. After oz9na has
continued some time the sense of smell
usually becomes impaired and often lost.
Deafness Is one of its most common couse-
quenc s, and results from its extension
through the eustachian bes to the internal
ear. Pairs in the head and over the frontal
sinuses, impairing memory, and even in.
sanity frequently spring from its extension
to the brain. The greatest danger, how
ever, because the most common, Is that 1t
will extend downward and affect the lungs.
In most cases of pulmonary disease catarrh
Is present In some degree, and in many in
stances 1t causes large share of the pa
TENTS discomfort.
Besides these grave consequences, all OF
which ore liable to spriug from scrofulous
catarrh or ozGna, there are Others which, IL
less dangerous are sufficiently unpleasant.
1t occasions great unhappiness to thousands
of both sexes, by isolating them and pre-
venting their settlement In life, An often:
sive running from the nose, with foul
breath: is about as great q calamity as can
befall young people. .Sfor no 20 ng person
should ever think Of marrying while affiict-
ed with catarrhA
trying every known remedy, and failing in
health through climatic changes
alone, would do well to try this wonderful
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